Sgt Freedoms Hole

I had to post this I just had to

2009-07-05T09:40:00.002-04:00

At this juncture I usually am trying to put the Reign of Bush far behind me, Its hard to do some days I know. But when I read this article written by a father who lost a son in Iraq, well You Read it he speaks much better than I ever could about this topic.

Here it is for reading consumption

Above link to the original article for your information

Bush invited to speak in OK July 4th Event
By John Scripsick

I wonder what Bush will say in his 40-minute speech. I'm sure it will be sprinkled with patriotism, independence, and how we were only attacked once during his presidency.

Maybe he'll talk about how going to war in Iraq helped move oil from less than $25 to $147 a barrel. If oil could go to six times it's price, maybe cattle could go to $6 a pound, or each cow could have six calves in one year.

That $4 a gallon fuel put many people behind on their stretched mortgages and kind of turned our economy into a tailspin. That money ended up in the pockets of his campaign contributors, so it should be a fair trade.

I doubt if he will talk about 4,300 American soldiers killed in Iraq or the 30,000 maimed for life. Or the haunting memories of thousands of others who watched it all happen.

The Iraqi people suffered the greatest loss of property and life, but I doubt if there is time to mention them in a 40-minute speech.

He could touch on torture for a few minutes. Bush said America did not torture, which is partly true because most Americans would not torture a fellow human being. Bush and Cheney had to torture to back up faulty intelligence and extract information to suit their story of why we invaded Iraq. So that must mean it's okay.

I often wondered why a man would commit suicide to kill my son in Iraq. I guess if we treated his son, brother or cousin in a sub-human way with our torture techniques, it would compel him to take revenge on the first American he could find.

The war is depressing to all but Halliburton, KBR, Blackwater and others who profit. So my guess is, Bush will stick to our independence or maybe mention SEC watching Madoff, or how he firmed up the banks with our tax dollars.

The story of how the big banks failing would cause a major economic collapse reminds me of another story he told about weapons of mass destruction that were never found.

On second thought, I've heard his stories before and I'm short one family member because of him. So, I'll pass on George's speech this 4th of July.

When will it ever end

2009-07-04T08:14:00.004-04:00

Our Great State has been the "victim" of many onslaughts waged by Industry Over the years. They always lured us away from the farms and hills by promising a better life and jobs that paid good wages. Offering benefits and packages of benefits that we could not resist if we loved our families.

Steel - Glass - Coal- Timber- Power Generation - you name it.

Yes, West Virginia has always been the place business came to exploit not only our resources but our people. Some would say it is because we are a poor state and region ( and they are partially correct there). It is harder for us ( at least in the past) to organize any resistance to the efforts of Industry to take advantage of our people and resources because of the size of our population, a little more than 1.8 million I believe in our entire state nowadays. There are many cities with larger populations than ours !!

West Virginians are Hard working people, we never have been a people that looked for a handout. We are born of self reliant stock. Mainly German, Irish, Scotts and Native Americans and African Americans who have always had to work for what we have.

So today when I see the waste land that once was wonderful mountains and beautiful forest that have existed since the Pleistocene era and even before.
I wonder When will it end ???

When will we as a people in West Virginia say enough is enough and tell Industry and their Captains to stop Blowing the hell out of Mountains and removing earth that has existed for Millions of Years simply to try and profit from the coal that they now see as the Saviour of our Economy. Which is of course a large Lie in and of itself. Coal can not and will not be the answer to our economic woes. We are destroying our planet by burning it and we are destroying ourselves by using it as well - Mercury Poisoning is the result of Coal Burning.

As I write this Blog the Captains of Industry are exploding somewhere around 2500 tons of explosives EACH DAY in In Appalachia, the equivalent of One Hiroshima Bomb each week !!!!

It brings to my mind that old folk song, How many times must a poor boy cry before you call him a man, Yes and how many Bombs ..... The answer had better not be blowin' in the wind this time my friends !!! For if we do not Stand Up Against the forces of Industry we will no longer have any Mountains and we will no longer be Healthy enough to live any sort of life we would want to. The Mercury produced burining Coal is a Clear and Present Danger to everyones health.

Only Plutonium is rated more dangerous than Mercury to Humans.

To those who believe the "jobs" created by these Mountain Top Removal companies are something we need ?? Well Guess again, when they are done with you and have ripped the tops of the mountains away ( over 500 mountains so far) they will discard you like they have every other worker and town and County in the past.

The Ohio Valley used to be the example of Good Jobs and several Industries like Coal , Steel, Chemicals etc... with Good Paying Jobs !!! Where are we now??

More Walmarts - More Cabellos - More Fast Food and have they (Industry) ever come to your house and even said they are sorry for killing your loved ones that died from Cancers caused by their products ? Have they ever said here is some money to help the survivors of our Pollution maintain their health ?

THE ONLY times they have even come close to this is when they were dragged into court and Forced to do the things they should have done voluntarily if they were good corporate citizens.

As far as them reclaiming the land - HA HA HA HA HA AH if you buy that I have a bridge in Brooklyn I will sell ya !!! Here is an example of what they call reclaiming the land Look Here

Lets not forget what caused the Buffalo Creek disaster in 1972 !! It was Coal Company Greed.

More on Buffalo Creek here

Here is one of my sources in this Blog check it out

Yes and when will it ever end - when will it ever END

Happy Birthday America

2009-07-03T11:38:00.003-04:00

Well its July4th ( almost) and another Birthday for our Country is upon us.
It is good that once each year we stand together and remember the Dream of America. And hopefully renew our own efforts to creating a better Country and World for our Children and Grandchildren to live in.

America is an has always been since its founding, a melting pot of people and cultures. Granted we pretty much stole the land from its rightful owners but I would like to think that over time and going forward we as a People can continue to create a better life for all .

We have our divisions that is for sure- but that is also our strength. We in this country have a system that allows us to peacefully solve our differences without bloodshed. ( Except for our Civil War).

As I look around the world situation in this day and age I see more and more people aspiring to be free and independent. We would hope that in some small part our country and its dream have helped lead those people to their destiny as free people.

Of course over the last 8 years we have given reason to those who view us as Invaders to Doubt our own foundations as a free people. But - those waves of right wing idiocy come and go in our country from time to time. And the example we set forth by overcoming those radicals within our own system by using the "system" to take back our government is a sound one- and I might add one we should hold in reverence and Not Take Lightly.

There are those who now question the President and his Policies.
They are free to do so in our country without fear of reprisal.
Although I will note that was not the case over the last 8 years in the previous administration. There were more than DOZENS of cases - some taken to court - that clearly showed the Bush-Cheney Administration was willing to Knock Down our freedoms to keep us silent about their Policies and Decisions. I remember a couple in Charleston WV that was arrested during the 2004 election season for simply carrying an anti bush sign near a campaign rally. I was personally evicted from a rental space by my landlord ( who has since passed on) for displaying Pro Kerry Literature and working on the Campaign of General Wes Clark before that. I held Vigils at my place of business ( location after being evicted) calling for the return of Troops from IRAQ and voicing my support for the Troops as well. I was called everything in the book - Terrorist, Communist, Queer - asshole you name it . People drove by my Candle Light Vigils screaming at me all sorts of Insults. Didnt matter then and doesnt matter now.
I like many people across this country thought then ( and still now) that Invading Iraq was a senseless act of war that did not have to be done.

We were supposed to be after Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan ? Which Now Under the leadership of President Obama we are once again going after the SOB's that actually attacked us on Sept 11th 2001. Our Marines are engaged as I write this in the largest action of War since the Fallujah IRAQ operation in 2004.

WHY did it take until now for us to do what was stated we were going to do after Sept 11th under BUSH ??

Get that SOB Osama Bin Laden - we owe him Big Time- Pay Back is a MF and we deserve to get us some. No Thanks to Bush-Cheney and the Lets Invade Iraq Crowd.

Lets remember the dream of America and lets not forget those among us that tried to take that dream away (from us all) over the last 8 years either. They are still among us and could rise again if we are not Vigilant.

For those who are now voicing their dissent regarding the current administration and its policies - watch very close and see how you are treated under this president.

I will Bet You - you will not get treated like we did under BUSH.

I support your right to dissent even if I TOTALLY DISAGREE with you on almost everything you say or believe in.

Even if all you are is a cover for the republican party ??
Even if you are a group saying Democrats are unpatriotic
Even if You think people like me a SOCIALIST are not "REAL AMERICANS"
Even if you (when you had the power) used it to try and stifle those of us who spoke up about the War on Iraq and other subjects.

The Dream of America and being American is Much more than simply waiving a flag or standing behind your political party or an Ideology.

Being American is about understanding Basic Human Rights and being willing to Give Everything you have ( including your life) to uphold the fundamental Universal Human Rights that were set forth in our own Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights.

Being AMERICAN is being willing to Live Up to that Dream No Matter What.

Sgt Freedom - Peace Out
Happy B Day

War's Toxic Legacy is the headline

2009-06-29T12:41:00.002-04:00

As I read the local paper today this was the headline. And then it states 4 local soldiers have joined in a law suit against "contractor "KBR" - Dick Cheney just never stops giving does he?

But I want to be very serious in writing about this topic. Because it seems in EVERY WAR you people have sent us to fight in- you have also allowed us (Veterans) to be devastated by the elements like this new one "hexavalent chromium" ( actually this one isnt new- it has been known for decades that it is a Very Dangerous Carcinogen).

You may recall the Movie which detailed the Poisoning in California ( Erin Brockovich) well this is that same chemical.

Only now - our own soldiers are getting sick and dying because of it and likely it will be shown that KBR knew all about it (DUH).

To those Vets Today suffering from the exposure to this and other dangerous stuff you inhaled - ate - or were forced to languish in while Over There. Hang Tough my brothers and Sisters.

There is one soldier from my hometown listed in the paper and the front picture shows a soldier who has already died as of the result from exposure.

The 1092 Engineering Battalion National Guard has nearly 50 soldiers nationwide who have filed in this lawsuit against KBR.

I and many many other Old Vets were warning of exposure to Depleted Uranium early on in this current war. Others were warning of other types of exposures to various elements that were brought into the conflict by "The Contractors"

Of course KBR ( just like profit pigs before them ) are claiming you cant get sick from exposure to this element.

I am going to repeat something here and I want every swinging SOB out there to hear me Loud and Clear !!!!

AGENT ORANGE !!! Remember this one ??? How F**king long did it take our own Government to fess up on that one - hun??

Men and Women who give their selves to their country when it calls deserve Far Better than the treatment they will likely get after this WAR. Like in all wars.

You People - Like to cheerlead us into these damn wars then you simply sweep us under the rug when its over. Oh they are sick? That must be from their current employment or maybe they were smokers or Yeah Yeah Blah Blah.

Oh you give Veterans Lip Service support for sure, Patriotic Church Services, Speeches and Flag Waiving and 4th of July Parades by the hundreds.

NONE of that SHIT helps a Vet who is sick from POISON she or he was exposed to in COMBAT or Service to Country. Do Something Real to help Veterans that have become ill or their families that may also get the same sickness as they have because of these elements. If the Patriotic Shit makes you all feel better - I am Glad but Real Support means getting Involved in Helping Vets and their Families.

If you People are not willing to be Honest to those who sacrifice and then to treat those same Veterans with Honor and Dignity and Proper Health Care when they come home - Then STOP SENDING THEM TO WAR !!!!!

Sgt Freedom - Peace Out

I am supporting Jeff Kessler for Gov in WV

2009-06-27T08:48:00.002-04:00

Jeff is a Decent , Honest and Caring Man.

He will make an excellent Governor

When he tells you something - you can believe it.

A Man of his word

http://www.jeffkessler4gov2012.com/

Jeff for Gov

Go check out his web site and be sure and listen to the speech he gave on the floor regarding Senate Bill 238 to Prohibit Discrimination in Employment and Housing

So Health Care ?

2009-06-25T08:42:00.002-04:00

The Town Meeting last night on ABC should ( if you bothered to watch) tell you who exactly is against ANY CHANGE in the current Health Care "Industry".

Emphasis on any change and "Profit " or INDUSTRY as opposed to Profession that takes care of the sick.

There was a Time in our country when Health Care was NOT a For Profit Industry but actually a Profession that was dedicated to taking care of people who needed care.

Them days is LONG GONE !!!

Ever since the Industry went to a For Profit Structure it has gone steadily and slowly Down hill - as far as " patients " are concerned.

If you really want to know who is Opposed to any reform in Health Care- follow the Money and the Line of arguments ( like last night) from Drug Companies-Hospitals-Doctors-etc etc. You get the picture.

There was NOT an Over abundance of Ordinary People that need health care represented last night in that group and that Obvious Fact should tell you WHO wants to maintain the system as it is. Rather than making sure everyone in America has access to affordable health care.

People who do not have insurance right now or are "under insured" need the help and they have needed the help for decades. It has not been that long ago that My Family sacrificed our own Health because we did not have Insurance because we could not afford the COST of It at that time- it has only got more costly since then by the way.

I know what it is to struggle with the concept of putting off the care your family needs so that you can pay the Mortgage and Utilities or buy your food.

So when I hear people from "The Industry" ( Doctors-Insurance Co''s- Drug Co's etc) making arguments that our system is the best in the world?? I wonder How bad off is the rest of world then? In our Country we have over 46 Million UNINSURED and who the hell knows how many Under Insured people we have.

I have a background in the Insurance Industry ( I am a reformed Sales Agent) And I know why the Insurance Companies exist - TO MAKE MONEY - simply - and only for that purpose, they have "share Holders Now".

The Companies " Have always Cherry Picked from the POOL of possible insureds so that they could "exclude those people that have conditions they Actually might have to pay for care on" SHAZAAM SAM. Isnt that why Insurance is supposed to exist in the first place ???? The Law of Large Numbers was and I expect is still widely quoted in the insurance realm. Meaning a large enough pool of people sharing in the risk can bring down the cost ?? OK - then if the Insurers are "excluding people by default" then how in the hell is the law of large numbers being used ?? It is but it is being used to DENY BENEFITS to those who need it most and therefore Pad the Profit Sucking Pockets of Insurance Companies and Doctors and Drug Companies.

I hear the occassional person who says if we get National Health Care we will lose our choice ?? Really - what choice do you have now my friend? You can only get the care that YOUR DOLLARS will buy you personally right now - the insurers have seen to that along with te Drug Cos and Docs. Some say if we had Socialized Care like in ALL OF THE REST of Developed WORLD ( we are after all the ONLY COUNTRY that does not have universal care for all its people) we would be worse off than now ?? HOW SO ?? If we all are "covered" and we then have people going to the Doctor rather than waiting for the illness to become severe- that person now is More Healthy. I am describing exactlt what takes place now under our "system"

People put off care early on because they dont have insurance or They Have Insurance and the COMPANY has excluded a pre existing condition and the Patient does not have the money to pay for the care they need.

If we want to make sure we Americans can live Healthy Productive Lives then we should want to REFORM this Profit Hunting System we now call "Our Health Care System".

Profits are not everything - many many organizations exist in a Non Profit Universe that are productive and Caring Organizations across the world.

And Again we are the ONLY Industrialized Country that DOES NOT give our ouwn citizens Universal Health Care. ( We are paying for Every IRAQI to have health care right now -go figure)

So you want Health Care Reform - follow the money and Arguments to see WHO is Trying to PREVENT it from Happening.

Then take a stand AGAINST THEM

Remember Neda

2009-06-21T23:51:00.002-04:00

The young lady that was killed in Iran by the Government Forces for simply being in a protest. She did nothing wrong - in fact she was doing what any one of us would have done in a similar situation, standing up for our rights and freedoms.

Here is a Facebook Group you can join in on for more on Neda

Her name means the Great Calling - how fitting.

The Iranian People should know that we in America are with them in their struggle for freedom from tyranny. Although I am not religious in any form, I acknowledge the right of others to be so. I draw the line on Religion when acts are taken in the name of anyones GOD that MURDER Innocent Young Women for being Brave enough to stand up for her rights though.

The Supreme Leader in IRAN has nobody but himself to blame for what is happening right now - what goes around comes around Mr Supreme Leader.
It has not been that Long Ago That I recall YOU and the "current president of Iran" being part of a "Revolution" to free yourselves from the Tyranny of The Sha ?

YOU HAVE BECOME that which you opposed in 1979.

YOU are the Dictators and Tyrannical Leaders Now.

People of IRAN be STRONG !!!! You can and will prevail.

To my American Brothers and Sisters this should be a lesson to you all.
When you allow your "Myths" to dictate your Politics the results can and usually are Catastrophic in Nature as we are seeing in Iran right now.

The struggle for Freedom is not about Religion or its Myths. It is ALL about personal Human Rights and Freedom to be or not to be what ever you desire.

We are all - after all - Human Beings. One in the same. But unique in our paths.

My Heart Goes out to the Neda's Family and the People of IRAN.

May Good fortune be in your futures.

Peace Out from the Sgt

What exactly is it You Repubs want him to do

2009-06-20T13:37:00.002-04:00

I keep hearing on the news that Republican Senators and Congress People want President Obama to "put more teeth" into his remarks on IRAN??

What is it you want him to do?

Should he be Belligerent like Bush used to be and get us into a war?
Should he put False Hope up for the Iranian People and lead them to believe that the USA will support them in their actions- possibly getting more of them Killed ?

Should be Urge them( the Iranian people ) to "Rise Up" like Bush HW did in IRAQ after the Desert Storm ordeal only to allow them to be Killed By Sadam??

What is it YOU ALL Want ??? For Crying Out Loud ?!>!!

As for me My previous post shows what I think about the Leaders In IRAN that call for the Death of America, but that is NOT the People in the streets protesting their stolen election, just like we had people in the streets in 2000 after our stolen election and appointment of a president by the Supreme Court ( Supreme Leaders)

It is their Country you dumb ass bastards- let them handle it OK?

We have already seen what you alls Ideas on foreign Policy have produced in the Middle East- 8 years of WAR and Death and nearly bringing our armed forces to its knees in Man Power.

President Obama is doing the Intelligent thing - Nothing. Do No Harm is the first rule in government.

He is being smart instead of being a Cowboy shooting from the Hip.

But make no mistake - I Believe President Obama is more like Teddy , Walk Softly and carry a Big Stick.

The resolutions Congress Passed the other day primarily echoed what President Obama has stated on the subject of the Iran right now.

So Please stop the Politics with peoples lives Republicans, we have seen how low you SOB's will go to play your brand of Politics, we were witness to the LIES and BULLSHIT you all spewed forth before we invaded IRAQ.

If you cant be constructive hiw about just standing aside in the place you belong as the Minority and be the Loyal Opposition rather than the Scud Spewing bunch most of you appear to be.

Peace Out and To My Brothers and Sisters in IRAN fighting for your Rights as Voters , Hang In There dont let up- you can and will eventually overcome the dictator you are ruled by now- I know because we did the same thing after the election of 2000 and 2004. It can be done.

Sometimes I just get Pissed

2009-06-20T02:29:00.002-04:00

One of those times just occurred when I heard those Iranians listening to their Supreme Leader speaking Friday at Prayers - and they repeatedly called out Death to America. Now usually, I would just say Screw em and forget it.

But something struck a chord with me listening to the speech on CSPAN just now.
It reminded me a little of a Bush-Cheney Rally during the 2004 Elections. I am serious it did.

Our Right Wing Radical Christians and their Radical Islamists Leaders- Same Same

But seriously - if those Idiots want to call for the death of America, let me remind them of a few FACTS.

FACT 1 - We ( America) are still The MOST POWERFUL Nation on Earth
FACT 2 - We ALREADY have Atomic Weapons and we KNOW How to Deliver Them with Extreme Accuracy
FACT 3 - We are the ONLY Nation that has ever used such weapons in a WAR against Other Human Beings
FACT 4- Keep Pissin us Off and you might learn the Hard Lesson Others have had to learn over the Years - Those Lessons Follow below

No Matter How divided we may seem to the world- Americans have a Common Interest to preserve and Defend our Nation. Ask Anyone who has been foolish enough to call our bluff on that one Mr Supreme Leader of IRAN!

When you Push us we will respond and when we respond it will be with Overwhelming Force that you can only dream about and have No Concept of How Destructive we can be, IRAQ for all intents and purposes would look like a Picnic compared to what we COULD Unleash on you ALL in IRAN- should we have a mind to do so.

So Before you go Getting your Ass in an Uproar think about what I have just stated
THINK real Hard and Real Long

I may have been against the War in IRAQ but Mr Supreme Leader and Mr Asshole President of IRAN - you might Screw with your own peoples elections and lie to them and Oppress them - But if you even THINK about Fucking with US

You had better Think Again - we will Kick your ASS

Lets Talk about Pro Life Terrorists

2009-06-12T20:49:00.002-04:00

Lets stop kidding around OK? Pro Life Christians are nothing more than "terrorists" and should be treated as such by Law Enforcement.

When you stand up and praise the murder of a Doctor ( like Dr Tillers) and say it was "Gods Will" and that the Doctor was a Mass Murder - trying to justify the Killing of an Innocent Professional , then you ARE the Terrorist. Nothing Less than a Terrorist.

The Head of Operation Rescue claimed the doctor was a Mass Murderer.

The LAW of the Land says Abortion is Legal. PERIOD.

Attacking Doctors - their employees - their Families and Friends in acts of violence and intimidation is purely and simply " Terrorism" and under the LAW those who participate in the "organizations" that support these Domestic Terrorists should also be Arrested and put on trial for MURDER and Terrorism.

If you are a Card Carrying Member of a Right to Life Group- I am Talking to you!!!!!

You are supporting Terrorism. You should be Arrested. You are guilty of Terrorism.

You people have set fires- shot people - stalked doctors and patients of clinics and their Families.

Have made threatening Tel Calls to Family members of doctors and Patients.

You seem to forget that the so called religion you say you are part of- despises killing .

Thou shalt Not Kill.?? Really

Only you people say we can kill if WE decide it is OK ???

Christians - Right to Lifers - all of you are Sad Excuses for Human Beings.

Again you are nothing more than Terrorists.

The "conservatives and right wingers"

2009-06-11T09:58:00.003-04:00

You know ever since President Obama got elected ( and even before) tere have been people spreading LIES and Untruths about the President. Now they appear to be attacking "everything" he does or proposes. In Case they haven't looked around or been paying attention, the economy is actually starting to show signs of life again- post the financial ruin the "conservatives and right wingers" brought upon this great land under Bush - Cheney and the Neo Con Hoard over the last 8 years.

Now they are attacking his Selection for the Court, his health care proposals - you name it.

It appears that what I thought during the pre-election is actually True.
Most of these so called "conservatives and right wingers are nothing more than Closet Racists and Bigots. They are outraged that a "Black Man" is now the President. They are willing to do anything - even support the likes of that asshole Von Braun who killed the Security Guard at the Holocaust Museum the other day.

Right wing radio is actually supporting that idiot SOB that did that awful killing.

I also keep getting emails from people that are "spreading lies" about almost anything President Obama attempts to accomplish.

You know what is even more ironic about that? Most of these people sending those emails to me are "christians" - they are telling falsehoods and giving in to their Racist under thoughts even as they "go to church on Sunday Morning"

What Hypocrites You all are !!!! HA

You wont fess up to the fact there is NO GOD
You continue to Believe in a Fairy Tale Book and then use it to try and support your Prejudice Views about the world and other people.

How Sad you Little People all are- how sad indeed.

Guess what- we the AMERICAN People will survive " In Spite Of" you so called Religious Right wing Conservative ASSHOLES.

We the PEOPLE have always outlived you radical assholes
WE Built this Nation (the people- mostly immigrants) not you so called Know it all Racists and Bigots
WE fought your Wars and Bled and Died for your right to be assholes?
Go figure that out will ya - Mr n Mrs "conservative asshole"

From the lies being spread about everything this administration attempts to do - to the Killings of Doctors and Security Guards and Policemen- the Picture of you so called CONSERVATIVES has become SO CLEAR to the rest of us Real Americans that I fear you shall never overcome your own ability to ruin yourselves.

YOU HAVE LOST the POWER and we the PEOPLE have it BACK

Get over it and get on with Life - will ya?
We do have really important things to attend to, Like the War in Afghanistan that your guy started but then quit to go invade a country that never attacked us? The Economy that Your Guys left in Ruin ? The condition of Health Care in this country where we are the ONLY Industrialized Nation on EARTH that DOES NOT have universal Health Care for ALL its people?

Yep there are several other Very Important things we need to address rather than listen to your False Rants and watch you act out in Violence agaisnt those in your country you disagree with!!!

You know if you keep this shit up Ya Might Just piss a Few of US REAL AMERICANS OFF
Then WHAT?

Peace OUT - Biggots

Honor and Courage belongs to Them

2009-06-05T09:13:00.003-04:00

Those "soldiers" that went forward and then carried on throughout World War 2 both deserve and command our everlasting Thanks and the Honor that only goes to those who have served and sacrificed for all.

On this 65th anniversary of D-Day ( June 6 1944 ) when the allied forces launched the invasion of Normandy and then began the Liberation of Europe we all should stop and give thanks to them. They were Soldiers.

The vast majority of them were not "professional soldiers", but instead were citizen soldiers either Drafted or Volunteer that went into the hell of WW2 on that Day in June 1944.

From that day forward they would Liberate Concentration Camps and save Millions of Lives throughout Europe from the Nazi Oppressors.

I am Linking to the US Army site here ( because I was ARMY 1971and 1972) and I was part of the Proud Tradition set by the Men of my unit's founding Division the
8th Infantry Division "pathfinders" of WW2. They were DEEP behind Nazi Lines days before the Invasion and fed Intel back to the Commanders. They took out key Bridges and items like that ahead of the Invasion. They were "Golden Arrows".

Their " Honor and Courage " would become the hallmark of the 8th Infantry Division and specifically the 8th US Cavalry of which I was part of some 27 years later.

I am proud to have worn the "Golden Arrow " patch upon my uniform.

I am forever grateful and thankful to those "citizen soldiers" who gave the World back to the ordinary people and wrestled it away from the grasp of Hitlers Nazi Regime.

To you my Brothers I say - Well Done and Welcome Home
To those who did not make it back and made the supreme sacrifice
rest easy brothers

You will forever have a place of "Honor and Courage" in our Hearts and Minds.

Sgt Freedom
Peace Out

President Obama starts a New Path

2009-06-05T04:23:00.002-04:00

It should be evident to those with "common sense" that under the leadership of President Barrack Obama, we the USA, have already started to regain the Trust of the world. The Trust that Mr Cheney and Mr Bush destroyed over 8 years of "Right Wing" Nut Job foreign Policy.

I find it "interesting" that many news outlets seem to be saying " Mr Obama isn't saying anything new in his talks in the Middle East..." " He isn't making any change in policy..."

Lets pause for second and think about that kind of summary regarding President Obama's remarks and Indeed his Just Being There !

When last Mr Bush appeared in the Middle East ( before he finally left office) he was in IRAQ
and had SHOES thrown at him at a public speaking event. Shoes thrown at you in the Muslim world is a sign of Disregard or Disrespect.

President Obama spoke ( I Think ) very clearly on the situations we face regarding the "muslim world".

We (USA) must change our overall view on Muslims and Muslims must change their view of us.

All Americans are not like Cheney and Bush, actually those that are like them are in the Low Minority as was evidenced in the last election.

On the Palistine -Isreal situation I think he spoke the truth. The Jews must stop grabbing land and the Palistinians must stop using violenece against defenseless people.

Its just Common Sense - that is what President Obama is talking about, yet the media outlets are still stating he is not breaking any new ground here ?

How long has it been since "Common Sense" has prevailed in the Middle East anywhere??

How long has it been since a US President has been able to talk inside a muslim country directly to the people without being "Disrespected"?? And I might add without first Invading the country using Military force??

Has President Obama's remarks changed the whole situation in the Middle east?

No it hasn't - but then again It has made a Significant Impact on how the people of the Middle East "Percieve" the USA- and Perception is way more than Half the Battle.

Time will tell, but I believe Obama has launched a new way forward in the start of ending the Violenece in the Middle East. You could see it in their eyes, when he spoke about Gaza and Isreal, you could seeit in their eyes when he spoke about Womens Rights ( standing in A Muslim Country speaking it no less)

You could almost feel it in their hearts when he spoke about the senseless Violence AlQuida enacted upon over 3,000 People on Sept 11th ,2001.

You see the difference between the Cowboy approach of Bush-Cheney and the Common Sense appraoch using Intelligence that Obama uses is Dramatic to most people with average intelligence and above.

Compare what I just said with how FOX news is reporting on his remarks and his visits in the Middle East!!!

What is better? Invading then Talking to them or MAYBE avoiding the mistakes of the past by laying out a frame work where we can "discuss our differences" and maybe solve our problems without Violence??

The Answer is Obvious to those who THINK

Sgt Freedom
Peace

19 Avg Age in Vietnam

2009-06-03T15:18:00.003-04:00

This Video is dedicated to Mr. Dick " 5 Deferments " Cheney.

I hope those things you had to attend to (instead of answering the call of country) were fruitful for you DICK !

I know of over 58,000 Boys who never got the same treatment as you did back then.

To all my brothers and sisters out there WELCOME HOME

Why is it I detest Dick Cheney and GW BUSH

2009-06-02T00:09:00.003-04:00

Not just them but really anyone who pulled the same shit they did during the turbulent Vietnam Years in America.

Even my own relatives ask me why do you still linger on this topic?

Well the best I can explain goes something like this.

During those 10 to 15 years ( 1960 - 1975 or so) when young men were getting drafted to serve in the military and many then in Vietnam - there were those who made decisions to Serve, some made decisions to Object to service on Faith Reasons, Others said hell no we wont go and ran off to Canada AND THEN there were those who STOOD on the Side Lines and were Cheer Leaders for the Vietnam WAR but when their Country Called them they somehow found ways to Avoid service to their Country.

Mr Bush and Mr Cheney were 2 such animals. Growling from the sidelines about why we had to Go Fight and Die to save Vietnam from the so called "Domino Theory " - That if we didn't go kill North Vietnamese and VC they( Communists) would end up taking over the world - An Ideology "Communism" would Take over the world and end our way of Life.

I will give Mr Bush this much - he at least put on the Uniform ( Occassionally ) in the Air Guard, even though much of his time was spent working on his Fathers Friends Campaign for a Senate Seat in Alabama. His Father used his Influence to get him away from the possible draft he faced in one month- when he entered the Air Guard ahead of 75% of all others on the list to get into the air guard ( Back Then it was a legal way to avoid the draft - but it still was avoiding possible combat service using your "Connections". Something Very few of us had back then.

Mr. Cheney however saw fit to Cheer the War ahead and at the same time somehow get 5 different Deferments from the Draft. At one pint when asked he stated "He had more important things to attend to..."

When I say I detest Cheney I Really Mean it. He makes me sick to my stomach.

There are over 58,000 of my Brothers Names on that Black Wall in DC because of people just like Dick "Deferment" Cheney- Great Cheerleaders for War but when it comes to stepping up to do your duty - No Way. That to me is the Text Book case of a COWARD. Pure and Simple. Didn't Take a stand against the war or service in it for any reason - Got 5 Deferments from Service at all, and- Had More Important things to attend to...??? Sir - you are a COWARD in ALL CAPS.

I can Respect those who stated their Opposition to the war back then and did not serve in the Military. There were actually some of those people ( like Chris Matthews of MSNBC) who instead served in the Peace Corp. I can also respect those who said hell No We WONT GO and didn't. They resisted te draft. Some paid high costs for this also- Jail Time etc..

I have NO RESPECT for those who Like Cheney and Bush used "Connections to Avoid Service" but at the same time were Huge supporters of the Policy of War in Vietnam.

Mr Bill Withers - Song Writer and Home Boy from Slab Fork WV says some thoughts on Vietnam probably much like many of us had back then

You can check out his Song here

I Think most people who think they know me believe I dont like Bush - Cheney for Political Reasons. So WRONG. It is much Deeper than That.

In Fact when I entered the ARMY ( I had been raised in a Republican Home) I was mostly Republican . Shocking Isnt it.

When I came Back to the world However I swiftly went to the Courthouse and registered "Democrat", In Large Part because of NIXON.

By the way Young Mr Bush and Mr Cheney were along side Mr Nixon at the republican national convention the last time he was given the Candidacy for the president in 1972...

It has never been about Politics for me with people like these two- especially these two who overtheir 8 year Reign got us involved in another Uneeded War in IRAQ.

I guess if you lived through what many of us did, over 25 Million served in Vietnam during the 1960-1975 period. If you did that then you end up with a different perspective on life and comittment to country than say a George W Bush or a Dick "Deferment" Cheney has.

Sacrifice to many of us meant total and complete Sacrifice while to them it was a cheerleading thing.

I will Never Forgive them and people like them. I can Not.

How do you forgive the Death of 58,000 US Troops and for what?

When we left Vietnam in 1975, they finally declared it an actual war.
And you know what since that time the "communists " have controlled that country.
And you know what else - they have never attacked the USA.

My Friends My Hatred of Bush-Cheney and worthless pieces of shit like them is way more than Political.

Sgt Freedom
Peace Out

Religious Idiots

2009-06-01T23:24:00.004-04:00

So a "christian" kills a Doctor that performed abortions. WOW you sure a good follower of the Prince of Peace aren't you? The same group of Right to lifers are also Threatening a Woman who had an abortion late term because the fetus had No Skull or Brain in the womb. They are actually threatening to Kill Her because of this? If there really was a God and a Jesus, I bet they would be really proud of you assholes for killing ?

This Abortion war has gone on long enough.

ANYONE who would kill another Human Being for performing their Professional Trained Medical Practice is neither a Follower of Peace or Deserving of any mercy.

The Killer should DIE. PERIOD. After a Trial of Course.

I am sick of the So Called "Right to Life " assholes claiming they know better than the WOMAN who is carrying the child. THEY DON'T !!!

It is the WOMAN's Right to Choose abortion or not.

This just further confirms My current Beliefs that Religion is a False Flag Operation.
One that uses People to accomplish an alternate objective.

It is the same with Same Sex Marriage.

It is the Right of people to decide who they want to be with, Not some Fake Teaching out of a Book written by people Hundreds of years ago.

Once AGAIN

There is NO GOD - it is a Myth. There is No Satan or Devil Either.
The Bible is Not written By any god, it is compiled by Men who want people to do their Bidding and they USE the "Teachings" to accomplish this via a Mythical GOD.

When You die- you are dead. Period.
You will not see your dead relatives again. They are dead and gone.

You can pray all you want- Nobody is listening up in "The Heavens"
All that is out there is the stuff we are made of, Star Stuff, Cosmic Stuff.
No SKY MAN that created the earth in 7 days .
The World has not been here about 6,000 Years, it has been more like 4 Billion Years - we know that as a fact.

Killing Other People that you disagree with is NOT a Valid Way to affirm your so called "Faith".

Dick Cheney trying to Rewrite History

2009-06-01T20:37:00.002-04:00

Dick "Deferment" Cheney, is now trying to change history as it actually happened on his watch.
He even has his Daughter ( Liz Cheney) out stumping on network TV reciting the same lies he told already about almost everything. Liz Cheney do us a favor Stay the Hell out of politics will ya?
Your old Man already did enough damage to our Dear Country, we don't need you at all.

On CNN in an interview this evening Liz stated that because the Obama Administration has put the FBI in the lead of fighting terrorism, at least within our borders, that will damage our security she states , "because they were in the lead when we got attacked..." Sound Familiar to you?
Sounds like a water down version of her Old Mans arguments.

Lets tell the TRUTH " Cheneys"

The FBI was in the lead before the Sept 11th Attacks, And they also had a Lead Agent assigned to following Osama Bin Laden every where he went( Clinton did that).

That Lead Agent was "immediately reassigned to other duties at One World Trade Center by Vice President Cheney's authorization as soon as He and Little Bushy got into office in Jun 2001.

That Agent ( you can check this on PBS and many other places as well) was KILLED in the ATTACKS on Sept 11th 2001 doing the JOB the BUSH Administration assigned him INSTEAD of following Osama Bin Laden.

That Agent was Richard Clarks Friend - he can tell you the guys particulars very well.
But Then - Cheney also asserts as does his little baby girl, that Richard Clark was at fault in the attacks ( God forbid Cheney and Bush would accept responsibility for anything

Here are some links to info on the topic in question

John Oneil at Rense

On PBS Frontline

Wiki Pedia on John Oneil

Who Killed John Oneil on Google

So Little Miss Cheney - You evidently have the same talent for Lying as your Father

Dick Cheney, George W Bush and the rest of their Cadre all knew when they came into office that Osama Bin Laden and AlQueada were the BIGGEST THREAT to America, THEY WERE TOLD THAT BY THE OUTGOING CLINTON PEOPLE.

What did they do?

They reassigned the Only Guy that knew exactly what was going to Happen
He had been warning people that would listen, he had got the attention of people like Richard Clark and Others, But still Bush-Cheney et al, TOOK HIM OFF his assigend duties of being the LEAD AGENT on Counter Terrorism and placed him in One World Trade Ceneter on teh day of the Sept 11th Attacks !!!!

I would suggest there needs to be further "Investigation into Bush- Cheney on this matter !!"

It appears on the surface that they may have assisted AlQuaeda in going forward with the sept 11th attacks by Moving John Oneil , The Man Who Knew, Off hte Case.

So AGAIN , Miss Cheney, Before you go all spoutin off at the Pie Whole about some yer Daddy done told ya to say, Check out Yer DADDY and BUSH for their Involvement on the worse Terrorist attack on our Country, Dear Lady.

Sgt Freedom
Peace Out

Again - Torture DOES NOT work

2009-05-28T08:10:00.006-04:00

From the Horses mouth

Can you write left handed

2009-05-23T18:05:00.004-04:00

Time tested and Still relevant today but tells a story we all should remember during this memorial day time 2009.

He done shot me in my shoulder - its the gettin' shot part that sucks

Listen to this Bill Withers Tune from 1975

13,000 die from this cause each year

2009-05-18T15:57:00.002-04:00

The Cause is DRUNK DRIVING in the USA

13,000 people die each year because people drive drunk.

And In my opinion Drunk is if you had even ONE drink/beer etc... as well as Pot or other Intoxicating drug.

It is Way Past time that we pass laws that MANDATE CRIMINAL Penalties for the very first instance of drunk driving - that includes JAIL TIME and STIFF FINES.

The 2nd Time - you lose your driving license for LIFE and your right to even own a CAR or other Motor Vehicle.

Think about it - We have lost over 4,000 Troops in the Illegal War in IRAQ and we had mass demonstrations protesting Mr Cheney-Bush War.

WAY in the Hell are we allowing people to drive drunk and KILL Other People every year???

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/spotlite/3d.htm

When will we decide enough is enough ???

Every Day Lives are Taken and others ruined because of Drinking and Driving
Not to mention Accidents at the work place because of drinking or drug use.

If you want to drink- drink in your home and stay out of your vehicle.

If each one of us would just start reporting to the Police Every person we know who is drinking and driving -every time they do it, maybe there would be an impact.

In the last 10 years approximately 159,000 Americans have been killed as a result of DUI. How many more must die before you wake the hell up America

Remembering is important

2009-05-18T08:00:00.003-04:00

On Memorial Day - Remember why they served and sacrificed.
On everyday Live your life so that their sacrifice was not in vain
Take every day as a Gift from them
Make your future and that of your children Brighter and happier
Don't waste your time and emotions on Grief
They would not want it that way.

Keep their memories alive by striving to be a better person and therefore
helping to create a better world where WAR is No More.

Rest Easy My brothers and Sisters - I REMEMBER

Link to the original video on Youtube

Republicans and Others and Torture

2009-05-17T04:57:00.002-04:00

I watched hearings this past week in the House where actual live people who were charged with the responsibility of finding out information from detainees we had in custody stated very clearly that using "torture" ie Waterboarding DOES NOT WORK.

Yet - Republican Lawmakers are still insisting that waterboarding is OK IF it produces results that may save lives. Think about that for a moment .

How is that idea any different than what Hitlers Nazis did when they tortured their captives ? Or is that Idea of "results" any different than what say the Japanese Captors of those in the Asian Theater of War did to US Service Men during World War 2 ?

There is a reason ( or two) that Torture is Banned Worldwide by Treaty and Law.
One of those reasons is simply that it is WRONG. Republicans can you understand that concept? WRONG is WRONG - doesn't matter why you did a wrong or what your Intentions were when you did a wrong - 2 wrongs don't make a right.

It is WRONG to waterboard or torture - simply and totally wrong.

No Matter how many times you all Repugs- Right Winger Wing Nuts and Fascist Bastards- repeat the thought, TORTURE is Never Justified by the end result.

Under Your concept of Right and Wrong- If I were to violently take action against you because I differ with your opinion on a subject then as long as My Intent was Not to actually Hurt you- I am Not guilty of the act. ??? Really??

I will bet you money that most of you that think Torture with Results is OK
also Go to Church on Sunday and believe you are a Good Christian or Muslim or whatever? You do think those things don't you?

If you believe that torture is OK then you are Not the Faithful Believer you Believe you are.

If your Faith believes taht Torture is OK then your Faith is a Fraud.
And you are as well.

Think about that for few moments.

Credit IS the Problem always has been

2009-05-13T07:00:00.002-04:00

In these trying times - I am sick and tired of hearing that phrase from every mouth that speaks about anything going on right now.

These are trying times ? Most likely to those who were so greedy they used credit way beyond what should have been reasonable for most folks- these are trying times. I am not a saint on this point I also have mis - used credit.

Our problems today stem from not only Using Credit far too often and doing so in far to large amounts versus our incomes - but they come from a fundamental Human Trait, One of GREED.

Greed has been around forever. Greed has led to more Problems in Financial matters than you can shake a stick at.

Case in Point the very existence of Credit Cards at all.

It was the Banking Industry that came up with the very concept of Credit Cards and the ensuing rules that allegedly govern their use and Interest Charges to the holders of the cards. It was the Bankers that devised the Idea of sending these damn things to STUDENTS still in College that are not EMPLOYED? It was and is the BANKERS that favored customers using credit cards rather than the old tried and true 90 day notes that used to be available at almost every bank in the country ( no more of course).

Why is and was it that the Bankers came up with Credit Cards? GREED. Pure and simple.
Why is it that people use them so wildly? GREED pure and simple.
The bankers just cant wait for people to start getting Hooked on the drug of Credit so they send them out to young people in college with no job? Do the bankers really expect these young people to pay the charges on these cards with no employment- they are betting on Mom and Dad to pay for them and if they don't so what, they will sell the debt to a collection agency or coerce the young folk into even More Debt to help pay off the Original Debt from the Card. What a self fulfilling scheme of Greed?

Is it any wonder that grown up adults still use and abuse these Cards? Hell No. It is exactly what the bankers wanted to have happen, why? because they can charge HUGE AMOUNTS of Interest on these things unlike what they are Legally Regulated to charge on Loans.

Now that Congress is once again considering regulating credit cards even more than in the past( which isn,t saying much for congress) The BANKERS are out in full force using their Lobby Power( buying votes) in the House and Senate to get what they want OUT of the Bill.

One of the issues they have is allowing the very regulations that will come out of the current credit card bill to take effect, they want it delayed for over a year??? WHY??

Could it be they think they can BUY EVEN MORE members off overtime and then maybe introduce their own version of the bill in a year or so, heck maybe even after the next election?

The Credit Card "Industry" as the Bankers call it( make no mistake it is the banking industry) is a direct result of the BANKERS GREED for PROFITS at any cost. People were and are led into using these instruments (Cards) because it appears to be easy money -especially when you don't have enough to even feed your family or buy the medicine you need or whatever.

From the Consumer side it is Greed because we should know better than to think we can have the money they offer without having to Give the Devil his Due.

From the BANKER SIDE - it is Pure- ADULTERATED - GREED and look what it has brought about.

30% Interest if you miss a Tel Bill - that happens to people who hold a credit card and are late on Utility Bills?? How can that be? Can the Bankers raise your Home Loan Interest because you missed a payment on your Insurance Policy? ( Not Yet but give em time they will buy that benefit from congress)

Retro Active Interest Charges??? So you took the card out when the rates were 7% and most of your debt on that card was racked up back then and you have been making the minimum only payment for the last GaZillion Years?? Now you are paying 15% or more on the money you originally borrowed at 7% ?? How can that be - well it is a common thing in the so called "Credit Card Industry" today.

When will we Americans Wake the Hell Up and STOP USING THE DAMN THINGS (Cards)

We call them a convenience - we say we have to have them even to book a room in a hotel etc... well maybe if we just said NO !!! No Mr Banker we will never use these damn things ever again and you can take that to your bank - Maybe then they might understand we are no longer going to be manipulated by the idea of Easy Money for nothing - which is exactly what they intended to have happen from the start of these Credit Cards.

What the American Bankers have brought about by Inventing Credit Cards puts Bernie Madoff's PONZI SCHEME to shame !!!

Since the early 1960's the American Bankers have bled the consumer to death that uses the very card they issued. Just as it was intended by the Inventors.

WISE UP AMERICA

Happy Mothers Day to ALL Moms

2009-05-10T07:03:00.003-04:00

Moms deserve to be catered to on this day - well actually everyday.
They are amazing beings.
They suffer through 9 months of carrying a baby then go on through the remainder of that
child's life to look after that child even after grown.

On this day each year I remember my own mother, a great Mom and my best friend ever.

I wish she was still here with us- you would really love her.

But since she left us in 1977 it seems Mothers Day means more to me than it ever did before.

My mother was my fishing buddy, my friend. She taught me more than any school ever did.

But what I remember the most about my Mom is that she always cared.
She always was there for me- in thick and thin.
She could wipe away the tears and also cause them when need be.
My Mom made me into who I am.

My Mom IS the greatest Mom ever.

Love Ya Mom

The Offshore Tax Loophole is Closing

2009-05-05T03:07:00.006-04:00

And it is About Damn Time !

There is One Building ( physical Address ) in the Cayman Islands that houses over 19,000 business entities according to Records. Ah? How many people are employed in that building for those 19,000 entities? ZERO.

It is a Mail Drop- PO BOX style tax scam that would not be tolerated by any state government in our country - if a company was avoiding paying a state tax by using a mail drop outside the state they were in. Yet- we see and hear from the Big Business Republican Backed Chamber of commerce that if we pass legislation to bring back those taxes to the USA for the benefit of all taxpayers and the budget, that we will hurt people by doing away with Jobs?? How Freakin Dumb does the Chamber of Commerce and The Repuglican Uglies think people are? Oh Wait I forget that you all elected George W Bush TWICE> !!!!

Still - don't you all have enough common sense to understand that these companies are simply providing gainful employment to hard working Mail Carriers in the Cayman Islands? I mean come on folks- do you really want to hurt the economy of the people employed in that building that houses 19,000 business's?

President Obama and his staff claim we can get back $210 Billion over 10 years by closing this loophole. We sure could use it to help pay for the Mistakes the Republicans made over teh last 8 years.

And it sure would help the average taxpayer as well, check out this breakdown on a state by state basis

CLICK HERE

We are losing about $100 Billion each year to these Offshore artists!!!
I reckon we the people could use a bit of that thar money for our own benefit as it was intended to be used under our tax system. Large Corps on average are paying about 2% of their profits in Income Tax - How does that compare with your tax rate? We are talking about companies like AIG, Citicorp etc... heard of them lately?

Note that if these companies were to abide by the law of the land ( like you and I do) they would have to pay about 35% of the profits to taxes, where as if they go OFFSHORE they only pay 10%. They are in effect being told to go off shore by that kind of loophole.

If you Tea Party folks want something to be up in arms over - here is an issue you should be holding your tea parties on!!

Oh yeah, the Head of the Chamber of commerce stated Obama only wants this money to help pay for the programs and big government he is creating??

Really? Mr Chamber of Commerce Guy? You really think PAYING FOR WHAT IS ALREADY in Place and committed to is a Bad Thing do ya?

If you want to complain about the "programs of big government" then I have a few suggestions for you.

1) Stop cashing your Social Security Checks and send back all the money you have collected since you retired or became disabled or have received for your minor children after your spouse died !! That ought to help the old budget out unh?

2) Quit using your Medicare right now and go buy your own "private insurance plan" on the Open Market we hear you capitalists rave about so much.

3) If you are a Veteran, stop going to VA for your treatments and Medicines and man up and buy your own stuff in the Free Market - who cares if there are over 1.5 million new vets( Iraq and Afghanistan) that could actually use the benefits that some of you old vets are hoarding even if you never served in Combat Yourself.

Well there are 3 to start with need any more ?

Yep, sure is Dumb of Old Obama to close this Loophole and try and recapture what these Major Corporations have been sending to far off shores instead of to our own Treasury isn't it.

If you need some research on this issue or other Tax Policy go check out a few of the reports at this web site

Citizens for Tax Justice

Hurray for the Party of the Wealthy